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Godless Mystic
produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2015), 3 mins
This thesis examines the psychology of "belief" between believers and atheists. Can an understanding of how beliefs are constructed lead to a greater understanding and reduction of "belief based" conflicts?
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produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2015), 3 mins
Description
This thesis examines the psychology of "belief" between believers and atheists. Can an understanding of how beliefs are constructed lead to a greater understanding and reduction of "belief based" conflicts?
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
University of Surrey
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
University of Surrey
Topic / Theme
Atheism, Religious beliefs
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Handwritten field notes: shaman training experience
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 1 page(s)
Partial handwritten field notes on unlined paper contains information about shaman training experience.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 1 page(s)
Description
Partial handwritten field notes on unlined paper contains information about shaman training experience.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Religious beliefs, American Indians
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Handwritten field notes: shamans and vision quests
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 4 page(s)
This is a set of handwritten field notes on the topics of folklore, visions, and shamanism.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 4 page(s)
Description
This is a set of handwritten field notes on the topics of folklore, visions, and shamanism.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Visions, Shamanism, American Indians
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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How Were Refugees Protected in the Islamic Early Middle Ages?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
The migration of refugees is not a problem of the twenty-first century. Historian JENNY RAHEL OESTERLE investigates the question of how people in need of protection were treated in the Middle Ages. Her particular focus in this video is the Arabian Peninsula in the early seventh century, specifically the Islamic co...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
Description
The migration of refugees is not a problem of the twenty-first century. Historian JENNY RAHEL OESTERLE investigates the question of how people in need of protection were treated in the Middle Ages. Her particular focus in this video is the Arabian Peninsula in the early seventh century, specifically the Islamic context during the lifetime of Muhammad. The term refugee is coined by a modern understanding in the context of national states and inter...
The migration of refugees is not a problem of the twenty-first century. Historian JENNY RAHEL OESTERLE investigates the question of how people in need of protection were treated in the Middle Ages. Her particular focus in this video is the Arabian Peninsula in the early seventh century, specifically the Islamic context during the lifetime of Muhammad. The term refugee is coined by a modern understanding in the context of national states and international human rights and asylum. The political and legal conditions are clearly different in early Islamic times. The term is applied on early medieval persons in need of protection such as the prophet Muhammad and his followers in awareness of the historical and semantical complexity of its use. As Jenny Oesterle describes, she focused on narrative texts and was inspired by the methods of New Historicism but also considered the legal context. From Islamic historiographies and Prophet biographies, she gained the insight that stories of protection are essential for the understanding of early Islamic history. Muhammad’s role as a refugee, she found, is highly relevant for the development of the first concepts of Muslim protection during the founding of the Islamic communities. This research demonstrates that countries from which many refugees arrive in Europe nowadays, such as Syria or Iraq, already had developed concepts of protection in the Middle Ages.
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Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Jenny Rahel Oesterle, El Nabbout, 1978-
Person Discussed
Jenny Rahel Oesterle, El Nabbout, 1978-, Muhammad the Prophet, 0570-0632
Topic / Theme
Recorded history, Religious texts, Ancient and classical history curriculums, Historical research and historiography, Islam, Refugees
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Copyright © 2017 Latest Thinking
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Is Confucianism a Religion or a Secular Moral System?
(Hamburg, Hamburg State: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
When asked about the place of religion in their culture, many Chinese people will answer that China is a secular country with no major impact of religion. However, as PETER VAN DER VEER explains in this video, the Chinese are more religious than this perspective suggests and perform many rituals in their daily lif...
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(Hamburg, Hamburg State: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
Description
When asked about the place of religion in their culture, many Chinese people will answer that China is a secular country with no major impact of religion. However, as PETER VAN DER VEER explains in this video, the Chinese are more religious than this perspective suggests and perform many rituals in their daily life. His research shows that this interpretation of Confucianism results from the historical influence of imperialism and the translation...
When asked about the place of religion in their culture, many Chinese people will answer that China is a secular country with no major impact of religion. However, as PETER VAN DER VEER explains in this video, the Chinese are more religious than this perspective suggests and perform many rituals in their daily life. His research shows that this interpretation of Confucianism results from the historical influence of imperialism and the translation of the Western understanding of the terms ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ to an Asian context. Confucianism is being seen as a moral system directly connected to politics rather than a religion as it has no notion of 'god' and is in many other aspects very different from Western concepts of religion.
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Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Peter van der Veer, 1953-
Person Discussed
Peter van der Veer, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Cultural diversity, Shamanism, Religious beliefs, Confucianism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Latest Thinking
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Jose Miguel - Aug. 5: Shamans
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 4. Pima Mythology - Notes) (1927) , 2 page(s)
Jose Miguel field notes written on lined two ring binder sheets on the topic of shamans, or 'witch men.'
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 4. Pima Mythology - Notes) (1927) , 2 page(s)
Description
Jose Miguel field notes written on lined two ring binder sheets on the topic of shamans, or 'witch men.'
Date Written / Recorded
1927
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Pima
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Nez Perce Shamans
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 2. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 4 page(s)
This is a set of handwritten notes on the topic of religion and shamanism among the Nez Perce.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 2. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 4 page(s)
Description
This is a set of handwritten notes on the topic of religion and shamanism among the Nez Perce.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Religion, Nez Perce
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Notes on Theosophy
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 9. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 3 page(s)
Three pieces of small notebook paper contain hand-written notes on subjects associated with Theosophy, a mystical philosophy of life and nature that relies on the idea of 'lost lands,' such as Atlantis and Lemuria, and archaic conceptions of race. The first page is a two-column chart with a numbered list of Sanskr...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 9. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 3 page(s)
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Three pieces of small notebook paper contain hand-written notes on subjects associated with Theosophy, a mystical philosophy of life and nature that relies on the idea of 'lost lands,' such as Atlantis and Lemuria, and archaic conceptions of race. The first page is a two-column chart with a numbered list of Sanskrit-based terms such as 'anupadaka,' 'atma' and 'buddhi' on the left, and terms such as 'virgin spirit,' 'divine spirit' and 'life spiri...
Three pieces of small notebook paper contain hand-written notes on subjects associated with Theosophy, a mystical philosophy of life and nature that relies on the idea of 'lost lands,' such as Atlantis and Lemuria, and archaic conceptions of race. The first page is a two-column chart with a numbered list of Sanskrit-based terms such as 'anupadaka,' 'atma' and 'buddhi' on the left, and terms such as 'virgin spirit,' 'divine spirit' and 'life spirit' on the right, with circled numbers in descending order in red pencil. Two triangles with their apexes facing each other straddle the dividing line. The second page contains a reference to 'The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception' by Max Heindel, and to Oceanside, CA, where Heindel founded The Rosicrucian Fellowship in 1909. The third contains a list of 'periods' and 'epochs' related to Theosophic ideas of race; the Atlantean epoch includes the names of Native American civilizations, such as Toltec, alongside those of others, both historical and imagined. Written sideways on that page is the mathematical expression '31104 x 10^10."
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Date Written / Recorded
1924
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Theosophy
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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The Pima Shaman
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 4. Pima Mythology - Notes) (1927) , 3 page(s)
This is a set of handwritten notes on the topic of the role and characteristics of the Pima shaman.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 4. Pima Mythology - Notes) (1927) , 3 page(s)
Description
This is a set of handwritten notes on the topic of the role and characteristics of the Pima shaman.
Date Written / Recorded
1927
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Pima
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Shaman Dr. (to girl)
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Shaman dr. (to girl)" contain information about myths from various cultures featuring Coyote acting as a shaman doctor to a girl, usually one he himself has injured. Also noted: amorous, licentious. Works cited include "Tsimshian Mythology," F...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Shaman dr. (to girl)" contain information about myths from various cultures featuring Coyote acting as a shaman doctor to a girl, usually one he himself has injured. Also noted: amorous, licentious. Works cited include "Tsimshian Mythology," Franz Boas, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 31, p. 81; "Traditions of the Tillamook Indians: II," Franz Boas, Jo...
These handwritten, undated research notes on a lined note card, titled "Shaman dr. (to girl)" contain information about myths from various cultures featuring Coyote acting as a shaman doctor to a girl, usually one he himself has injured. Also noted: amorous, licentious. Works cited include "Tsimshian Mythology," Franz Boas, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 31, p. 81; "Traditions of the Tillamook Indians: II," Franz Boas, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 11, p. 141; "Traditions of the Thompson River Indians," James Teit, Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society, Vol. 6, p. 28.
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Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Shamanism, Thompson, Tillamook, Tsimshian
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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